thick
Thick can refer to the location of something surrounded by other things. Thick is also used as adjective or adverb, with meanings including having component parts closely crowded together or with a thick consistency.
Length
5
Scrabble
14
WWF
14
Starts
TH
Ends
ICK
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “THICK” Mean?
/θɘk/
thick has 13 documented senses across adjective, noun, adverb.
Adjective
10 sensesnot thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
“an inch thick”
“a thick board”
“a thick sandwich”
“spread a thick layer of butter”
having component parts closely crowded together
“a compact shopping center”
“a dense population”
“thick crowds”
“a thick forest”
Synonyms
relatively dense in consistency
“thick cream”
“thick soup”
“thick smoke”
“thick fog”
spoken as if with a thick tongue
“the thick speech of a drunkard”
“his words were slurred”
Synonyms
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(of darkness) densely dark
“thick night”
“thick darkness”
“a face in deep shadow”
“deep night”
Synonyms
(used informally) associated on close terms
“the bartender was chummy with the regular customers”
“the two were thick as thieves for months”
Synonyms
(used informally) stupid
abounding; having a lot of
“the top was thick with dust”
Noun
1 senseAdverb
2 sensesScrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
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Definition
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
Length
5 letters
Starts With
T
Ends With
K
Vowels
1
Consonants
4
Letters
T, H, I, C, K
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★THICK has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆THICK is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆THICK can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
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★★★★☆THICK uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CCVCC
Vowel Share
20%
Consonant Share
80%
Bigrams
TH, HI, IC, CK
Trigrams
THI, HIC, ICK
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